Dolla Dolla Bill Ya’ll!

After a year long public debate, on Wednesday, April 20th, the Internet went crazy after news broke that Harriet Tubman would be the new face of the $20 bill, replacing current Andrew Jackson. The irony in this is that Tubman was an escaped slave that helped other slaves and Jackson was not only a former president but was also a slave owner. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew made this huge announcement, making Tubman the first African American ever and the first woman in over a century to be featured. I said this back in February in one of my posts and I will say it again, “Black people are definitely winning right now!”

Depending on your social media newsfeed, you probably saw a lot of people excited about this new change, you may have seen some skepticism and even some hating. I know what I did see was a lot of funny memes because we all know that once social media catches wind of ANYTHING, a new meme is lurking around the corner, ready to flood your timeline. Check a couple of them out below:

For those of you who may not know much about Harriet Tubman, or maybe don’t recognize or understand the epicness, dopeness and #blackgirlmagic in all of this, here are a few important facts that you should add to your (black) history Rolodex:

Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave who went on a mission to help other slaves escape to freedom

She was the conductor of the 19th century Underground Railroad, which consisted of secret routes and safe houses used to make these escapes.

The Underground Railroad was NOT A REAL TRAIN as Atlanta housewife and reality TV star Porsha Williams wholeheartedly thought in THIS epic moment

Her birth name is actually Araminta Ross

Tubman was born into slavery and grew up on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, an area between lines of freedom and slavery

Her nickname was “Moses” after the biblical figure, who also led people to freedom

She passed March 10, 1913 and is buried in New York.

The new $20, along with the new $5 and $10 are scheduled to be unveiled by the year 2020.